West Metro MVA At 18:44 October 22nd, 2023 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a MVA with extrication at W. 23rd Ave. & Youngfield St. in Jefferson County. Jeffcom advised Jefferson County Sheriff has northbound Youngfield St. shut down with a rollover and parties trapped. Engine 5 arrived with a two-vehicle MVA and one on it’s side in the middle …
Mountain View Garage Fire At 16:56 17:00 on October 22nd, 2023 Boulder County Communications (1800) dispatched Mountain View Fire Rescue and Lafayette Fire Department to a reported structure fire on Links Court in Vista Ridge Subdivision in Erie. Engine 2601 advised of a larger header from E. Baseline Rd. and N. 119th St. and Battalion 2660 requested a “Fill the …
Residential Structure Fire On October 22nd, 2023 at 15:07 Sable Altura Fire Rescue, Aurora Fire Rescue and Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue were dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 2580 I-70 Service Rd. in Adams County. Units arrived on scene and found a single family residence fully engulfed in fire which spread to the vegetation west of the home. Additional …
South Metro Compactor Fire On October 22nd, 2023 at approximately 13:30 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a commercial structure fire at TJ Maxx, 5910 S. University Blvd. in Greenwood Village. Crews arrived on scene and found a working fire in the business’ trash compactor. Smoke from the fire funneled back in to the building and filled up the …
Westminster Basement Fire On October 21st, 2023 Westminster Fire Department and North Metro Fire Rescue District responded to a residential structure fire near 115th Ave. & Julian St. Crews battled the fire offensively from the exterior due to the floors being compromised from the intense blaze. The residents were not home at the time of the fire and no injuries …
Weld County Grass Fire On October 21st, 2023 Mountain View Fire Rescue responded to the area of Weld Country Rd. 26 and Weld County Rd. 3 for a grass fire. Crews were able to contain the fire to around 2 acres. Additional information and photos by Chris Rodgers / Code 10 Photography
Pueblo West Fall Fest The Pueblo West Fire Department held a Fall Festival at Station 3, 729 Gold Drive, on October 21st, 2023. The community was invited out for food, games, contests and more to help celebrate fire prevention month with Pueblo West firefighters. Flight for Life, Lifeline, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Forest Service also participated …
Truck 54 Push-In Ceremony On October 21st, 2023 Arvada Fire Protection District held a push-in ceremony at Station 4, 6845 W. 68th Ave. with a dedication for the new Truck 54. The ceremony included several speakers, blessing, transfer of the flag, ringing of the bell, wet down and the push-in the bay for service. The new Truck 54 is 2023 …
South Metro Commercial Fire On October 19th, 2023 at approximately 16:35 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported commercial structure fire at 7955 S. Potomac St. Safety 35 arrived on scene and observed black smoke coming from the roof of a large commercial warehouse. Firefighters found fire in the ceiling insulation. Crews were on scene about an hour extinguishing …
South Adams Apparatus Donation The South Adams County Fire Department held a apparatus donation on October 19th, 2023 at the Training Facility, 10705 Fulton St. in Brighton. SACFD donated Hamer (Hamer 27), a 1992 GMC 7000 “Hazmat” truck to the Firefighter Memorial Transport. Frank Pizarro, a former New York Fire Department (FDNY) firefighter and 9/11 survivor, started this charity to …
South Metro Car Fire On October 18th, 2023 at approximately 18:15 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 4394 S. Nepal Court in Arapahoe County. Engine 23 arrived on scene and found a smoking Mercedes in the home’s garage. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading to the …
Aurora Structure Fire On October 15th, 2023 at approximately 16:05 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 4212 S. Quemoy Court. Engine 10 arrived on scene and found a fire behind a single-family residential dwelling that spread into the building. Crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire and spent about an hour on scene …
Coal Train Derailment and Bridge Collapse On October 15th, 2023 just before 15:30 Pueblo County Sheriff Emergency Services Bureau (ESB) Fire Team was dispatched by Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center to I-25 near mile marker 107 on a rail incident. It was reported by multiple 9-1-1 callers that a train had derailed along with a bridge collapse over …
Denver Structure Fire At 07:23 on October 15th, 2023 Denver Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 1200 block of N. Rosemary St. Crews arrived with light smoke showing from a one-story residential structure. The fire was quickly put out and crews started overhaul. One patient transported to the hospital by Denver Paramedics. Multiple animals were rescued. Fire …
Station 62 Open House On October 14th. 2023 North Metro Fire Rescue District held their open house and cookout at Station 62, 10550 Huron St. in Northglenn part of Fire Prevention Week. The community was invited to learn about CPR, tour the station, enjoy hot dogs and several kids activities. For more information on upcoming events, check out the 5280Fire Calendar.
Station 5 Open House On October 14th, 2023 Greeley Fire Department held their annual open house at Station 5. What started out as a chilly morning quickly became warm. The warmth brought a large number of families that enjoyed getting the chance to spray fire hoses, jump down the inflatable slide, dunk a chief, sitting in the drivers seat of …
Arapahoe Touch-A-Truck The Arapahoe Park and Recreation District held a touch-a-truck event at Spring Creek Park on October 14th, 2023. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, public utilities, road and bridge crews, RTD, Oscar Mayer Wienermobile staff and operators of other large trucks to check out their equipment and get a better sense of what these …
Station 1 Open House The Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District held their annual open house and pancake breakfast at Station 1 in Frederick on October 14th, 2023. The community was invited out to meet with firefighters, check out their equipment, learn valuable safety tips and enjoy free pancakes. UC Health also participated in the event. For more information on upcoming events, …
Station 37 Pancake Breakfast The Denver Fire Department held a pancake breakfast and open house at Station 37, 555 W. Jefferson Ave. in Englewood on October 14th, 2023 part of Fire Prevention Week. The community came out to meet firefighters and first responders, enjoy pancakes, tour the station and more. Tower 22 provided their tower with rides. Denver Paramedics, Englewood …
Class 2023-03 Graduation Ceremony The Denver Fire Department Class 23-03 Academy Graduation was held on October 13th, 2023 in Denver. The presentation of the Badges to all the new Denver Firefighters were pinned with their badges by family and friends. The new Class 23-03 will be moving into their first fire stations in the next few weeks. Also see the …